High-frequency tube structure and apparatus



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HIGH FREQUENCY TUBE STRUCTURE AND APPARATUS Original Filed July 2, 1940 4-Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Oct. 29, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HIGH-FREQUEN CY T AND APP Hansen, Garden William W.

UBE STRUCTURE ARATUS City, Russell H.

Varian, Wantagh, and Sigurd F. 'Varian, Garden Cit of The Stanford Original application 17 Claims.

This. application is a true division of our copending application, Serial No. 343,528, filed July 2, 1940, now Patent No. 2,311,658, granted Februany 23, 1943.

self-oscillator but tector at will.

Another object of the present invention lies in'the provision of a noveltubestructure utilizing connected by a drift-.space-defining member also forming part of the envelope.

A further object of the In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal view partly in section ofone embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end-view, partly broken away, of theapparatus of Fig. 1, viewed from the right thereof.

Fig. 3 is. a longitudinal: view partly in section of a somewhat modified structure.

Fig.4 is a cross-section with-parts takenalong the. line. 44 of Fig. 3.

g. 5 is. across-section taken alonghthe line broken away Divided an her 2, 1942, Serial No.

N. Y., assignors to The Board of Trustees Leland Stanford University, Calif.

July 2, 1940, Serial this application Septemleads- 23- and. 24 passing partly in section Similarly, the resonant Wall supporting grid 1 is connected by a tube supports a tubular member [6 to which an end bell ll of glass is sealed by a metal-toglass seal I8;

as at H). End bell l2 contains an electron emitter structure 20, having an electron-emitting surface 2! heated by a filament 22, having supply through a press 25 sup porting the electron emitter structure 28. Emitter structure 20 is shown arranged and constructed so as to minimize heat losses inundesired directions. The electron emitter structure is so arranged, as with a projecting ring 26, that the electrons emitted from surface 2l'are collimated into a stream that will pass through the grids 4, 5,15 and 1.

batteries 21, 28' to control the vacuum'. Thus, coil 21 maybeheated to approximately 400 C.

for absorption ofhydrogen', and coil 28 may be heated to approximately 1700 C. for absorption of other gases, such as oxygen and nitrogen. A lead 32 passing through end bell l1,.supports,a, collecting plate element of tubular member 9 is'an accelerating grid, and

rid 35 is used to obtain a more uniform electrostatic field and to prevent return of secondary electrons.

The structure of Fig. 1 is shown connected for serving as an oscillator, although by changing as. Grid 34 in the en the connections, the same may be made to, serve as an amplifier and, if desired, alsoas adetector. In this figure, hollow or cavity resonator 3 acts as a catcher for electromagnetic energy and is back-coupled to cavity resonator 2 acting as a buncher minating in loops resonators, as is disclosed in the above-mentioned by means of a concentricline-iifi ter- 51 and 38 within the respective,

v ".ened, then, by

, operates with card plate 64 Patent No. 2,242,275. A concentric line terminal 7 post 39 extends through an aperture provided in shell I and is attached to catcher" resonator 3.

This concentric line is provided with a loop extending into the oscillating electromagnetic field within resonator 3 for the purpose of removing energy therefrom. The outer end of concentric line terminal 39 is sealed as by a glass bead 4|. A concentric line M is adapted to be removably connected to terminal post 39 for the purpose of conveying the energy to any desired point, as to a radiatingantenna. Y Atmospheric pressure, acting upon the outer end walls of cavity resonators 2 and 3 supporting grids 4' and l, tends to cause these walls to de flec't'long itudinally inwardly so that grid 4 tends toapproach grid 5, and grid 1 tends to approach gridfii The amount of deflection 'ofthese grids underxthe effect of atmospheric pressure is controllable atwill by the use of the novel tuning means which are claimed in our parent Patent No. 2,311,658.- This tuning means comprises end plates Iii and'l5 that are rigidly connected to tubes 9 and M respectively." Inward movement of end plates l0 and l5 is micrometrically con trolled by means of struts 4 2 and 44, three of which struts are used in connection with each of the plates lB and E5, the strutsbeingspaced=angularly 120 apart. These struts have pressure balls 43 at the ends, which bear respectivelyupon adjustable screws 55 carried by end plates in and 6!, and upon socket bearings carried in ring members 5@ and 5! that are turnably mounted p n ars and 48 fixed upon'central shell I, as'by a bolt as. A thrust ring 43 rigidly mounted upon central shell I isengaged byballs 53 carried by retainers' 5d and 55, which balls inturn bear against the socket bearings 45 to thereby trans mit the thrustof struts 52 and to stationary thrustringllfiv A yoke 55 is fastened to rings and 5!, and a lug 52 is fastened to thrust ring 45. Members 52' and 56are-(see Fig. 2) urged toward each other by a .coil spring 58, and are held apart by a strut .51 having pressure balls 43 at its ends which be'arinto' depressions provided in yoke and in an adjusting screw 59 threaded through lug 52, as shown in Fig. 2; When screw 59 is adjusted, ring members'5il and-5! are caused to turn relative to statiohary'thrust ring 45 causing the angular positions of struts 42 and M to be altered at will, thereby varying the distance between end plates i5 and I5 andstationarythrust ring 46, andhence effecting relative movement of grids 4 and 1 with respect to stationary grids 5 and 6, thereby altering the tuning of the resonator 6-, effecting the'gang tuning thereof.

v r po su tin in 62. fixed upon supporting ring therein cooperating The positions of end plates l0 and I5, and

7 is mounted to rotate with respect to an inner supporting-ring 62.

Headed screws 63 are threaded into ring 52 and are adapted to engage outer ring (ii for locking this ring in desired angular posi- A cam plate 64 is 52 and has a slot 65 with an eccentric 61 which is fixed upon a bolt 6'6 turnable in an aperture provided in outer ring Bl. With screws 63 loosturning bolt 66, eccentric 51 coto turn ring 5| relative to supporting ring 52, thus changing the angu! larity of all the three struts M similarly, and effecting the individual tuning of catcher resonator 3. Thus, catcher resonator 3 caniabe tuned readily tobun'cher resonator-2.5 It is'desirable. to adjust screws! til so that whenfresonators 2 and 3 are adjusted to resonance, the'angul'arity of struts 42 will be substantiallythefsame as that of struts as; This will permit'gang'tuningot resonators '2 and't by means'ofgadjusting screw as over the widest possible range. Owing 'to thetoggle action of struts Hand 44-, a very minute'adjustment of the frequency of the resonators 2 and 3 is easily attainable, thereby read ily tuning these resonators together, or with other resonators if desired, even at thehigh frequencies of the order of 10 cycles per second at which the present device is intendedto operates Thevalue of this tuning mechanism will berealized when it is noted that a. relatively large movementof rings 50 and 5| produced through turning screw 55 effects but a slight change in the spacing of the grids A-5 and 6-1. 1

The form of the invention of Fig. 3 is similar to that shown in 'Fig. 1, except-that instead of the tuning mechanism operating to adjust the angu lar position of all the struts simultaneously this apparatus is setup to' adjust only -:one strut 92 and one strut 92' simultaneously,the remaining struts being unadjusted by the gang tuning equipment of thisfigure. Also, the tube of Fig. 3 is'shoWnoperating as a receiver, the same being prdvidedwith. grids 1 hand 12 for effecting detection: l. End bell l1 contains the getter coils 21 and Hand a cylinder 10 carrying grids ll and 12'.- Cylinder i5 surrounds and shields plate element and is maintained through supply lead 13 at such a voltage that apart of the electrons'passing grid 35 will berefiected by grids H and 12 and hence are prevented from reaching plate element 33. Grid H is preferably placed atan angle to the axis of the tube to preventthe reflected electrons from-again passing'through grid "I. The number of electrons reaching plate-element 33 can thus :be made-to vary with the strength of electromagnetic.oscillations in cavity resonator 3, resulting in detectionof such oscillations. 1 The supply leads for getter coils 21/28 are brought out through press 25' at 29339 and 3|, surrounding plate lead32, thus serving to shield lead 32, as shown in Fig. 5.

1 .The buncher resonator 2111 this form of the the' angularityof the strutsz 42' and 44 v resonators for. the-purpose. of altering theifunce tionszofthetube, hen desired; Thus, ifatermie nal post 390i the catcher is coupled back as by a concentric line to a. terminal post 39 of the buncher, theapparatuswill serve as an oscillater. I

This tubestructure is also shown provided with a space charg controlgridlfit, aswhen modula-.

each other by springs 74, the thrust of the springs.

74, in addition to that produced "byatmospheric pressure, being resisted by-struts92; 92' and, 93, 9.3. Three pairs; of"substantially; aligned struts angularly spacedl2o apart .areused. Of these, two pairsof struts 93,1,93! restpdirectlyi upon stationary ring 46, whereasthe. remaining pairof struts 92 and 92. bear upon the outer sides of'the arcuate levers 94 and 94 that are pivoted at 15 on stationary thrust ring 46, as seen in Fig. 4.

The. thrust of strut 92 is transmitted to lever 94 andgthen through ball 53 constrained tomove in a race 16 concentric with pivot 15 to stationary thrust ringed, jThe thrust of strut 92' is similarly transmitted throughxleveli 94' to ring 46. Levers. 94 and,94" are fastened together by.v aqyoke95. A.

ingtscrew fll levers 94and94" re caused to rotate about. pivot; 15, thereby; changing: the angularity and causing the end' plates changesthe average spacing of grids 4. and of the buncher and; grids 1, and'a of,the,catcher, effecting an alterationin the gang tuning of these hollow resonators.

Grids l, 5, 6 and. 'I; are shown shaped like very shallow cones with their apexesfacingeach other. The electrostatic fieldbetween opposed grids 4 .5 and. E .Tis of such a nature that low velocity electrons arecaused to moveradially outward and beyond the strong electrostatic field existing be:

tweenthese opposed gridsywhere, the presenceof such electrons may be undesirable. This. feature is shown and claimed in our. divisional application Serial No.5509,668; filed November 1943 The inner wallsof both'cavit-y resonators 2; 3;

supporting gridsla and dare of la-rge crossesection 1;.

and thereby serve. to. readily transmit the heat generated in. grids Er,v 51 to central shell I, w,herefrom it maybe "dissipated ina known manner. The cross-section of the electron path between grids5' and 6 stream which structureminimizes diifusion of the electron stream due to electrostatic forces.

In Fig.6, the end shells I I and It, and their as? sociated parts, are modified to provide an exe tremelyrigld mounting for the various elements is enlarged transversely of the the emitter structure l S t 3.3 t

6. Tube 8,5.issea ed bye la head 8 In is mane ner t eelectron e itt r assem y s n i e I- tremely; rigid to minimize microphonic noises. Similarly, th tube 1 0 car ying the detector grids II; and I2 is rig dly supported concentrically with,

concentrically with respectto tube 10.

In the structure shown in Fig. 6, wherein in rat on t s e eral y. nl ece o i one resonator o. the, o her, sans tuning s not lustrated. Inst a tli e ra s o s ut 93 nd the u ed chb r a their i n r nd 11- ct y ainst st ti nar amst in Th frequen y ad ustm nts a m de by a j s i the s r ws 6 .1 r

Thu it' l be seen h un n means i eed n th as bowninf s. truts. as sh wn. F e- 3, tr t: d u tment ma alone Fig. 6. I i I In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 7 to 10 thehollow resonators Illsand I04 are shown carried by the inner ends of tubular members I05 and; I88. Theinner opposed end walls I01 and ltd-of resonators I03 and I04 are annularly cor- Inga-ted andfiexible and carry a drift-space-providing tube Hi3, A collar I II is shown fixed 0n tube I433; and has a ring member III turnably mounted thereon. Anti-.iriction end thrust bearings It; are shown interposed between member HI and collar I I 0. A thrust spring washer I I3 may he interposed between collar III] and one of the bearings I12, Three pairs of 120 spaced tuning struts H4 and I I 4' are shown interposed between the opposite sides of'ring III and screw plugs II5 carried by end plates IIS and II! fixed ontubular members I and I06.

,A tuningscrew -I I8 is threaded through a lug H9 provided o collar III) and acts through a engage'ring II I for turning the latter; A return tension spring IZI connected between ring III and lug II9 eliminates back-lash. By turningscrew II8 the ring III is shifted or turned-singularly with respect to tube I89 causing toggle struts II 4 and H4 to move collars I I6 and I I 'l toward-or away from one another as the case may be, thereby deflecting end walls It]? and I08 of the resonators to effect the gang tuning thereof. This tuningarrangement mploying the single ring; I I I may be used in the preceding figures of the'drawings if desired; Individual tuning .adiustmentof the resonators I I33 and 194 may be accomplished by adjusting screws I I5. If desired, external tuning resonators I20 and tZI "may be used for tuning resonators I 93 and W4 froma remote mint. Resonators I29 and II2I I22 and are shown connected by concentric lines I 23 to resonators Its-and I04; respectively, loops ig-d atj' the ends of the lines serving to link the resonant fie ds withinthe resonators- Tuning resonators I38! and I2;I are provided; with suitable be used, as shown in By turning these knobs the-freofoscillation within resonators I21] and 512-! isv varied-thereby efiecting a variation in the frequency'of the connected resonators I93 and Iihl-. bviously when the relnote tuning resonators I20 and IZI are employed the local tuning means I'I 8-I I-I may be omitted, if desired. Also is used, a remote tuning desired. The length of if. this-local tuning means means may be omitted if the conc'entric lines I22 and I23 is variable depending on the location of resonators I and I2 I. Actually the tuning of resonators I03 and IM may be effected by varying the length of lines I22 and I23. r

The outer ends of resonators I03 and IM are shown formed by the use of dished plates I28 and I29, which form another feature of the present invention. By usingdished plates instead of flat disks, variations in tuning due to thermal expansion and contraction are greatly reduced. The plates I28 and I29and the ends of tube I09 carry grids I30 for operating on th electron stream. These grids, as illustrated in Fig. 9, may be formed out of a metal ribbon, as by the use of suitable dies, and then folded to shape. Thus, in Fig. 9,'the grid is shown of cruciform shape having angular indentations interconnected by arcuateportio'ns and produced from a single ribbon which grid is set into the apertures of members I28, I29 and I353. The spring tension of these grids will hold them in place while the same are being welded or otherwise secured permanently in place, thereby facilitating the assembly of these grids in the resonators. Although these grids are shown of cruciform shape having four internal projections, the same may be formed with a greater or even lesser number of internal projections if desired, that the same is formed from acontinuous ribbon of metal that is deformed to the desired shape. This grid structure is claimed in our-parent Patent No. 2,311,658.

If desired, mica disks I32 may be interposed between the emitter and the glass press carrying the same and between the electron collector and the press carrying such collector. Such a disk, shown in Figs. '7 and 9, not only prevents excessive heat from reaching the glass press but the same is so supported as to prevent shorting of leads by the presence thereof. Thus, in Fig. 9, the disk I32 is shown carried by dead end leads or wires I33 which wires pass snugly through apertures in the di'skl Apertures I34 in disk I32 accommodating the live leads are made large as shown in Fig. 9 so as not to touch the live leads. Thus any volatile conducting material, produced as by heating of the electron collector or emitter, upon condensing on the mica disk I32 does not short the live leads, which would otherwise happen were the apertures we the same size as these live leads.

A novel type of emitter heating coil or winding is shown inFig. 10, and is claimed in our'parent Patent No.'2,31'1,658. This winding is formed by first doubling the heater wire upon itself. thereby forming two strands of wires I35 and I35 connected at one end by a loop I33. The looped wire is then wound around two somewhat spaced fixed pins as shown in Fig. 11, thereby forming a series of figure as (see also Fig. 10). To cover the wire with a suitableinsulator, it is merely necessary to separate the ends I35 and I35, the'several figure Bs separating readily; forming two'sections connected by loop I36 and enabling the wire to be completely coated with'insulating material, such as aluminum oxide. The two sections of the heatercoil are then again closed'as shown in Fig. 10' and then folded or turned upon themselves 'into a cylinder for sliding intothe hollow interior of the emitten'casing 'I39. The end I46 of the emitter casing is coated with a suitable emitting oxide. The emitter heating coil, as thus produced, not only is non-magnetic, since the two wires I35 and I35 carry the currents .in opposite.

directions and do' not influence the electron stream leaving the: front of the emitter, but this type of construction also enables all of'the wire surfaces to be uniformly'coated with insulating material and prevents shorting of portions of..the.

wire which would take place were the same merely wrapped around a single pin or cylinder.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely differ? ent embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, .itis intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a' limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

. 1. A cavity resonator fiat wall carrying an electron-permeable section. and a wall opposite said fiat wall havinga reentrant portion carrying a second electronpermeable section, said conical; I

2. A cavity resonator as in'claim 1 wherein said conical wall forms a shallow frustum of a cone having said electron-permeable section as itstop surface.

3. High frequency electron discharge tube'ap paratus comprising a tubular conducting mem-' her, an electron-permeable grid fastened at each end of said member and 'across' the" opening thereof, a pair of flexible conducting walls con nected respectively to said member adjacent each end thereof but spaced from said ends, and re formingw respective spective conducting means cavity resonators with said flexible walls and ends of said member, each of'said conducting means comprising a cylindrical wall connected tonne of said flexible walls and a slightly dished end wall connected across the open end of said cylindrical wall, said dished wall having a centrally located electron-permeable portion cooperating with a corresponding grid, whereby passage of an electron beam successively through one of said resonators', said tubular member and other of said resonators may be efiected.

' 4. High frequency apparatus comprising a pair of hollow cavity resonators having respective electron-permeable reentrant portions and a tubular member connecting said reentrant portions together, the'walls of said resonators opposite said tubular portions being substantially flat, slightlydish'ed, and centrally apertured to per-E mit passage of an electron beam successively through one of said'resonators, said tubular mem her, and the other of said resonators.

- '5. High frequency electrorr'discharge tube ap- 1 paratus comprising an evacuated envelope, 'ahollow tubular conducting member forming part of said envelope, and means forming a hollow cavity resonator at each end of said member, a portion of said member. forming of said resonators, said means comprising a pairgof flexible walls fastened to said tubular member but spaced from the ducting cylindrical member connectedto each of said flexible walls, and an end wall fastened to each of said cylindrical walls, said flexible, walls and cylindrical: members also storming! partqof said envelope. i v 6. High frequencyelectron dischargetube apparatus comprising an evacuated envelope, 2'. pair of hollow cavity resonators forming part of said envelope and each having a'reentrant'portion 1 supported by: a,fieXib1l wall,; and ias'tubu1ar having a substantiallyflat wall being slightly.

a reentrant pole of each respective ends, thereof, a cone conductin'g drift tube member also forming part of -said envelope and connecting said reentrant "por' ions together, whereby anelectron beam may be passed successively through one of said resonatorssaid drift tubaand the other of said resonators and whereby each of saidresonator's may be deformed to pe i 7. A vacuum tube comprising a first annular Init tuning thereof.

shell resonant at the operating frequency of the tube and having apertures centrally on opposite "sides thereof, a cathode assembly, afirst generally tubular metal memberinsulatingly sealed to said "cathode assembly and sealed to said-first annular shell atone aperture thereof, a second annular 15 11811 resonant at said operating frequency and provided withan aperturecentrally thereof, a

second tubular member interconnecting said first and second resonant shell sealed to the said first aperture provided centrally in said second resonant shell, 2. second work grid mounted in said second resonant shell on said further tubular member, and a further electrode mounted beyond the end of said further tubular member, whereby energy remaining in said electrons may be dissipated into said electrode after passing through said second resonant shell.

8. A vacuum tube comprising a first annular shell resonant at the operating frequency of the tube and having apertures centrally on opposite sides thereof, a cathode assembly, a first generally tubular metal member insulatingly connected to said cathode assembly and sealed to said first annular shell at one aperture thereof, a second annular shell resonant at said operating frequency and provided with an aperture centrally thereof, a second tubular member interconnecting said first and second resonant shells sealed to the said first shell at the other aperture thereof and to said second shell at the aperture thereof to provide an airtight seal, whereby the envelope of said tube comprises said annular shells, said first tubular member and said second tubular member, a pair of electron velocity control grids in said first resonant shell mounted on the ends of said first tubular member and second tubular member respectively, and a work grid mounted on the end of said second tubular member Within said second resonant shell, a further tubular member extending into a second aperture provided centrally in said second resonant shell, a second work grid mounted in said second resonant shell on said further tubular member, and a further electrode mounted beyond the end of said further tubular member, whereby energy remaining in said electrons may be dissipated into said electrode after passing through said second resonant shell.

9. A Vacuum tube comprising a first annular shell resonant at the operating frequency of the tube and having apertures centrally on opposite sides thereof, a cathode assembly, a first generally tubular metal member insulatingly connected to said cathode assembly and sealed to orid' tubular member,

saidfirstfannularshell at one aperture thereof, a

annular shell resonant "at said operating ture thereof and "to said second shell at the aperture thereof "to prov de an airtight seal, whereby the envelope cream tube comprises said annular shells and said'fir's't tubular member and said seca further tubular member extending a second aperture'provided centrallyin said second resonant shell, and a further electrode mounted beyond theend of said further tubular me'inb'er, whereby energy remainingin electrons provided by said cathode assembly may be "dissipated into said electrode after passing 'thro'ug' h said second resonant shell. i A vacuum tube comprisinga first annular shellre'jsonant at theop'erating frequency of the tube and having aperturescentrally on opposite sides thereof, a cathode assembly, a first generally tubular metal member insulatingly sealed to said cathode assembly and sealed to said first annular shell at one aperture thereof, a second annular second tubular member interconnecting said first and second resonant shells sealed to said first shell at the other aperture thereof and to said second shell at the aperture thereof to provide an airtight seal, whereby the envelope of said tube comprises said annular shells, said cathode assembly, and said first tubular member and said member, a pair of electron velocity second tubular member respectively, and a work grid mounted on the end of said second tubular member within said second resonant shell.

11. A vacuum tube comprising a first annular sides thereof, a cathode assembly, a first generally 7 tubular metal member insulatingly connected to said cathode assembly and sealed to said first anfirst tubular member and said second tubular member respectively, and a work grid mounted on the end of said tubular member within said second resonant shell.

12. A vacuum tube comprising a first annular shell resonant at the operating frequency of the tube and having apertures centrally on opposite sides thereof, a cathode assembly, a first generally tubular metal member insulatingly connected to said cathode assembly and sealed to said first annular shell at one aperture thereof, a second annular shell resonant at said operating frequency and provided with an aperture centrally thereof, and a second tubular member interconnecting said first and second resonant shells and sealed to said first shell at the other aperture thereof and to said second shell at the aperture thereof ant shells and sealed amma to provide anairtight seal, wherebythe-envelope of said tube comprises said annular shells, said first tubular member and said second tubular m be r a 13. High frequency apparatus comprising a cavity resonator having a substantially flat wall carrying an electron-permeable section, and a wall opposite said fiat wall having a reentrant portion carrying a second electron-permeable section, said flat wall being slightly conical, and

,a cathode positioned in front of said conical wall.

14. A vacuum tube comprising a first annular vacuum-tight shellresonant at the operating frequency of said tube and having apertures centrally on opposite sides thereof, a cathode assembly opposite one aperture of said shell, 21. second annular vacuum-tight shell resonant at said operating frequency and provided with an aperture centrally thereof, and a tubular metal member interconnecting said first and second resonto said first shell at the 1 other aperture thereof and to said second-shell at the aperturethereof to provide an air-tight seal, whereby the envelope of said tube comprises said annular shells and said tubular member; i

15.' Electron discharge apparatus comprising an evacuated envelope, a pair of getters within said envelope, and means coupled to said getters for heating them to substantially different temperatures for adsorption of different gases.

16. An electronic device' having leads therein and two getter wires having one terminal of each connected to the same one of said leads, the other terminals of said wires being connected to respectively different ones of saidleads.

17., Apparatus as in claim 16, further including means coupled to said leads for heating said wires to different temperatures for adsorption of different gases. 7

WILLIAM W. HANSEN. RUSSELL H. VARIAN. SIGURD F. VARIAN. 

